On Monday, I had a lot of phone calls. I called my church, and again asked them to add a cousin and me to their mailing list. Then I called my doctor and asked for more anti-yeast and antibiotic. Next, I called Hilo Hearing Aid, and told them about the knock that disappeared with a few hours off. They thought that didn't sound good at all and gave me an appointment for Friday to get it checked out. Then I called the leader of the monthly meeting, and confirmed where it was, and that it was the next day. Next, I called the driver and arranged for a ride down to the meeting.
Also, I had three long talks with the nurse about how things may go when Mom goes. It's a tough subject, but I'm grateful. It helps me prepare mentally, as the nursing home didn't help me prepare in Dad's last days. No that a visitor is their concern, no matter how often them come. {smile}I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. Mom was awake and sitting up when I went in. Mom was good at looking at the pictures, especially the ones of kids with animals. First, I started my reading with scripture and thoughts about it. Then I continued her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2023. After that, I read over half of _The Picture Book of Kids and Animals_, finishing it, because she seemed that interested in the pictures. Next, I read two poems and a story, "The Lion and the Mouse," from _365 Animal Stories and Rhymes_. I ended with the 17th of June's story, "the Stowaways," from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. {Smile}
I did my arm resistance exercises and four of my arm-swinging exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. then I did the other eight arm swinging exercises after dinner. After playing City of Heroes for the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup. Then I did my less structured salsa dancing set after cleaning myself up. I would have tried to do more, but it had gotten late for that. {rueful smile}
After breakfast, I played Cross Stitch World and read articles and comics around then phone calls. then after lunch, I played Cross Stitch World, read web fiction, and wrote Sunday's daily update before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I said hi to Dennis and Pierogies. Dennis was teaming with his friend, so I joined them, as did Pierogies. We four ran a mission. Then Dennis's friend left. Dennis, Pierogies and I ran two more missions, both Dennis's, before I left to read to Mom. {Smile}
After dinner and a few exercises, I began writing this up. then I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. No one I particularly like to team with was there, nor was there much going on, so I did some paperwork. Then I started soloing hunts. Then Pierogies came in and joined me. He helped me finish a hunt I'd started, and then we did two regular missions of mine before he returned to bed. Next, I did more paperwork, and made some notes in this update. Next came salsa dancing, followed by cleaning myself up and more salsa dancing. Then I played a little Cross Stitch World and checked on the package. Amazon is offering a refund because it's been so long, they're afraid its lost. the post office thinks it's running right on time for surface mail to Hawai'i. the post office hopes it will arrive on Tuesday the 18th. It takes the barges a week or more to cross the ocean between California and Hawai'i, and it's already spent weeks in trucks. Anyway, I finished my day by finishing my notes in this update. {Smile}
